CCTV9英语新闻：韩国失事客轮发现两名中国遇难者 死亡人数上升至87人

The death toll 1 from the South Korean ferry disaster has risen sharply to 87, with 215 passengers still unaccounted for. Among the bodies retrieved 2 on Monday were 3 foreign nationals, including 2 Chinese who were identified by their ID cards.

 

Rescuers aid people on board a sinking South Korean passenger ship in water off the southern coast in South Korea, April 16, 2014. 

Rescuers aid people on board a sinking South Korean passenger ship in water

off the southern coast in South Korea, April 16, 2014.

 

One Chinese victim was found in waters where the ferry sank, the other was recovered inside the ship. The Chinese embassy has confirmed that four Chinese nationals - two men and two women - were on board the ill-fated ferry. The two female Chinese passengers remain officially missing. The identity of the third foreign national has yet to be confirmed, although the South Korean Coast Guard earlier said a Russian student was on board the ship.

 

Over 200 boats and around 30 planes took part in Monday’s 24-hour search operation. Criticism from the relatives of the passengers has been growing. Many have accused the government of inefficiency 3 in its handling of the situation, and say that more lives could have been saved. 

 

Almost a week after one the country’s biggest maritime 4 disasters, the South Korean government is facing a growing crisis. Fierce criticism from the families of those passengers that went down with the ship and a torrent 5 of allegations it is mishandling the rescue and recovery operation.

 

"The government are just pretending to work. But it’s just a show. And the media just play their game. This is a one hundred percent man-made disaster. If the government acted quicker, all the children would have been saved." Mother of missing passenger Im Seon-Mi said. 

 

Adding insult to injury a promotional video has been uncovered featuring the - now under arrested ferry Captain - talking-up the safety aspects of the vessel 6.

 

"If passengers follow the instructions of our crew members, I think this vessel is safer than any other transportation means." South Korean captain of capsized ferry Lee Joon-Seok said. 

 

And it’s the instructions of the boat’s crew that is now the focus of intense scrutiny 7. It’s emerged that despite repeated calls from land-based vessel controllers to order the evacuation of passengers crew members dithered. At one point saying.

 

"If this ferry evacuates 9 passengers, will they be rescued right away?"

 

The country’s president has weighed-in condemning 10 the lack of action of the crew saying it was tantamount to murder and promising 11 firm action.

 

"The action of the captain and some of the crewmen was incomprehensible from a common-sense point of view and it was like an act of murder that must not be tolerated." South Korean president Park Guen-Hye said. 

 

Grieving relatives have attempted to march on the capital demanding to see President Park Guen-Hye in person. Shouting "government is the killer 12" Prime Minister Chung Hong-won, tried to apologize, only to be met by angry crowds, at one point a water bottle was thrown at him.

 

"I had hope. But I have mixed emotions and am feeling heavy-hearted now. Even if there is air, he won’t have been eating or drinking anything for six days. I wonder if he can possibly be still alive in this condition." Sister of missing passenger Kim Ha-Na said. 

 

The Korean government is trying to save face making a number of annoucenments, including declaring Jindo and Ansan  “special disaster zones”. This will allow central and provincial 13 governments to offer financial help to the families of the victims.

 

Meanwhile, prosecutors 14 have announced the arrest of four more crew members on charges of abandoning the ship and neglecting their duty to safely evacuate 8 the passengers.

 

Many experts here in the Korean capital say it will be hard for President Park Guen-Hye’s government to recover the people’s trust. With the search, recovery and salvage 15 operation likley to take months people will be constantly reminded of the tragedy and the anger of the relatives will not be easlily calmed, save for a prompt and thorough investigation 16 into what went wrong and proper prosecution 17 of those found to be at fault.

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1
toll

  
 


n.过路(桥)费；损失，伤亡人数；v.敲(钟)


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The hailstone took a heavy toll of the crops in our village last night.昨晚那场冰雹损坏了我们村的庄稼。
The war took a heavy toll of human life.这次战争夺去了许多人的生命。












2
retrieved

  
 


v.取回( retrieve的过去式和过去分词 )；恢复；寻回；检索（储存的信息）


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Yesterday I retrieved the bag I left in the train. 昨天我取回了遗留在火车上的包。 来自《简明英汉词典》
He reached over and retrieved his jacket from the back seat. 他伸手从后座上取回了自己的夹克。 来自辞典例句












3
inefficiency

  
 


n.无效率，无能；无效率事例


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Conflict between management and workers makes for inefficiency in the workplace. 资方与工人之间的冲突使得工厂生产效率很低。 来自《简明英汉词典》
This type of inefficiency arises because workers and management are ill-equipped. 出现此种低效率是因为工人与管理层都能力不足。 来自《简明英汉词典》












4
maritime

  
 


adj.海的，海事的，航海的，近海的，沿海的


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Many maritime people are fishermen.许多居于海滨的人是渔夫。
The temperature change in winter is less in maritime areas.冬季沿海的温差较小。












5
torrent

  
 


n.激流，洪流；爆发，(话语等的)连发


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The torrent scoured a channel down the hillside. 急流沿着山坡冲出了一条沟。
Her pent-up anger was released in a torrent of words.她压抑的愤怒以滔滔不绝的话爆发了出来。












6
vessel

  
 


n.船舶；容器，器皿；管，导管，血管


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The vessel is fully loaded with cargo for Shanghai.这艘船满载货物驶往上海。
You should put the water into a vessel.你应该把水装入容器中。












7
scrutiny

  
 


n.详细检查，仔细观察


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His work looks all right,but it will not bear scrutiny.他的工作似乎很好，但是经不起仔细检查。
Few wives in their forties can weather such a scrutiny.很少年过四十的妻子经得起这么仔细的观察。












8
evacuate

  
 


v.遣送；搬空；抽出；排泄；大(小)便


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We must evacuate those soldiers at once!我们必须立即撤出这些士兵！
They were planning to evacuate the seventy American officials still in the country.他们正计划转移仍滞留在该国的70名美国官员。












9
evacuates

  
 


撤离，疏散( evacuate的第三人称单数 )； 排空（胃肠），排泄（粪便）； （从危险的地方）撤出，搬出，撤空


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Special brand-new back film evacuates moisture effectively, let you feel more comfortable. 特有的全新透气底膜，有效地疏散湿气，让你倍感舒适。
Evacuates the danger zone immediately, when has the wind must attention running free runs. 马上撤离危险地带，在有风时要注意顺风跑。












10
condemning

  
 


v.（通常因道义上的原因而）谴责( condemn的现在分词 )；宣判；宣布…不能使用；迫使…陷于不幸的境地


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The government issued a statement condemning the killings. 政府发表声明谴责这些凶杀事件。
I concur with the speaker in condemning what has been done. 我同意发言者对所做的事加以谴责。 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》












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promising

  
 


adj.有希望的，有前途的


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The results of the experiments are very promising.实验的结果充满了希望。
We're trying to bring along one or two promising young swimmers.我们正设法培养出一两名有前途的年轻游泳选手。












12
killer

  
 


n.杀人者，杀人犯，杀手，屠杀者


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Heart attacks have become Britain's No.1 killer disease.心脏病已成为英国的头号致命疾病。
The bulk of the evidence points to him as her killer.大量证据证明是他杀死她的。












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provincial

  
 


adj.省的，地方的；n．外省人，乡下人


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City dwellers think country folk have provincial attitudes.城里人以为乡下人思想迂腐。
Two leading cadres came down from the provincial capital yesterday.昨天从省里下来了两位领导干部。












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prosecutors

  
 


检举人( prosecutor的名词复数 )； 告发人； 起诉人； 公诉人


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In some places,public prosecutors are elected rather than appointed. 在有些地方，检察官是经选举而非任命产生的。 来自口语例句
You've been summoned to the Prosecutors' Office, 2 days later. 你在两天以后被宣到了检察官的办公室。












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salvage

  
 


v.救助，营救，援救；n.救助，营救


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All attempts to salvage the wrecked ship failed.抢救失事船只的一切努力都失败了。
The salvage was piled upon the pier.抢救出的财产被堆放在码头上。












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investigation

  
 


n.调查，调查研究


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In an investigation,a new fact became known, which told against him.在调查中新发现了一件对他不利的事实。
He drew the conclusion by building on his own investigation.他根据自己的调查研究作出结论。












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prosecution

  
 


n.起诉，告发，检举，执行，经营


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The Smiths brought a prosecution against the organizers.史密斯家对组织者们提出起诉。
He attempts to rebut the assertion made by the prosecution witness.他试图反驳原告方证人所作的断言。